Mexico plans to extradite a drug lord to the USA in the United States

The Mexican authorities plan to give the drug lord Hooacin Gusman, nicknamed the Shorty, the United States, Reuters reported with reference to a source familiar with the situation.

According to the interlocutor of the agency, the Mexican General Prosecutor's Office intends to fulfill Washington's corresponding request as soon as possible. It is assumed that the shorty will be deported approximately in the middle of the year, but the exact date will depend on how much the lawyers of the guusman will interfere with this process.

In the United States, the leader of the drug cartel "Sinaloa" has been waiting for a long time. This organization has been supplying drugs on an industrial scale to American territories for many years. According to some estimates, we are talking about a multi -billion dollar business, which led to thousands of deaths among drug addicts and participants in gang show.

The detention of the shorty took place on Friday and was accompanied by a long armed confrontation between security forces and bandits. The military managed to eliminate five criminals, six more, including Gusman, were detained. The leader of the group was not injured. Among the security officials, only one soldier was injured, his life is out of danger.

Mexico Prosecutor General Arlie Gomez officially informed the audience at the airport that the shorty was returning to prison: “After we identified his personality by fingerprints and other parameters, he will again be taken to Altiplano . It was from this prison that he could escape almost a half -kilometer tunnel.

Earlier, President of Mexico Enrique Peni Nieto made an appeal to the nation in connection with the capture of the criminal. On the air of local television, the head of state officially confirmed the detention of a drug lord and thanked Mexico security for this success. According to him, now 98 out of 122 most wanted criminals, Mexico no longer pose a danger - they are either destroyed or in prison.

According to the rating of billionaires of Forbes magazine, this drug lord is included in the list of the richest people in the world. The publication called the shorty one of the most influential people in the world, which almost alone controls the entire US cocaine market. The annual income of Husman from the illegal dissemination of drugs in the United States is estimated at $ 323 million.